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Spartan Education: Youth and Society in the Classical Period

Jean Ducat is the leading French authority on Classical Sparta. Here is what is likely to be seen as...

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Aristocracy in Antiquity: Redefining Greek and Roman Elites

The words 'aristocrats', 'aristocracy' and 'aristocratic values' appear in many a study of ancient h...

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King and Court in Ancient Macedonia: Rivalry, Treason and Conspiracy

The Hellenistic courts and monarchies have in recent years become one of the most intensively studie...

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Sociable Man: Essays on Ancient Greek Social Behaviour in Honour of Nick Fisher

"Sociable Man", which celebrates the work of Nick Fisher, Emeritus Professor of Ancient History at C...

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Sex: Antiquity and Its Legacy

Sex is fundamental to society. We cannot think about politics, power, identity or culture without al...

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Antiquity and the Meanings of Time : A Philosophy of Ancient and Modern Literature

Society and contemporary culture seem forever fascinated by the topic of time. In modern fiction, Ia...

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The Spell of Hypnos: Sleep and Sleeplessness in Ancient Greek Literature

Plato's "Timaeus" contains a powerful and influential myth, of the construction of the universe by a...

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War: What is it good for? The role of Conflict in Civilisation, from Primates to Robots

War is one of the greatest human evils. It has ruined livelihoods, provoked unspeakable atrocities a...

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The Origins of Theater in Ancient Greece and Beyond: From Ritual to Drama

The Origins of Theater in Ancient Greece and Beyond examines the evidence for the pre-history and or...

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The Parthenon

The ruined silhouette of the Parthenon on its hill above Athens is one of the world's most famous im...

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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Planet Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless...

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SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome matters.Its history of empire, conquest, cruelty and excess is something against which...

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Why The West Rules for Now: The Patterns of History and what they reveal about the Future

In the middle of the eighteenth century, British entrepreneurs unleashed the astounding energies of...

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Athens and Sparta: Constructing Greek Political and Social History from 478 BC

Athens and Sparta is an essential textbook for the study of Greek history. Providing a comprehensive...

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The New Russia

After years of rapprochement, the relationship between Russia and the West is more strained now than...

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